Weekly Shonen Magazine recently revealed the top seven heroines from its “Weekly Shonen Magazine Romantic Comedy Heroine General Elections,” with the results based on votes collected from October 17, 2022 to November 30, 2022.
Among the characters from manga that have anime adaptations, Chizuru Mizuhara/Ichinose from Reiji Miyajima‘s Rent-A-Girlfriend was the only one to earn a top three placing. The top two spots were taken by, in order, Asahi Amagami and Yuna Amagami from Naito Marcey‘s Tying the Knot with an Amagami Sister.
As the top three, these characters are featured on the cover of Weekly Shonen Magazine 2023 Issue 12, which went on sale on February 22.
The rest of the top seven rom-com heroines are:
4) Ouka Makuzawa from Kouji Seo‘s The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses (a TV anime adaptation of the manga is set to premiere this April)
5) Sachi Umino from Miki Yoshikawa‘s A Couple of Cuckoos
6) Ruka Sarashina from Rent-A-Girlfriend
7) Komaru Michinoku from Muchimaro‘s Seitokai ni mo Ana wa Aru!
Kodansha is holding a lottery for Japanese residents until March 4 where 50 winners will receive a colored reproduction of the cover illustration featuring Chizuru, Asahi, and Yuna. Additionally, goods based on the top seven heroines will be sold on the Weekly Shonen Magazine Net Shop.
The “Weekly Shonen Magazine Romantic Comedy Heroine General Elections” featured a pool of 32 characters, which also included characters from When Will Ayumu Make His Move?; Girlfriend, Girlfriend; Medaka Kuroiwa Is Impervious to My Charms; Kimi ga Megami Nara Ii noni; and Kanan-sama Akumade Choroi. Fans had to buy a copy of one of the relevant manga at a participating store to receive a voting ticket.
Source: Magazine Pocket website
